Innholdsfortegnelse for December 2021 i Chat It's Fate

We’ve all got our fingers firmly crossed that this year’s Christmas will be better than last year’s. Whatever happens, it’ll still be bittersweet, as so many of us have lost loved ones in the last year, and it’s always hard seeing that empty place at the table, or crossing that name off our Christmas card list. But the angels are always watching over us – and when we’re least expecting it, too, as Fiona Mulhern discovered when she found an angel in an ice cream! Read her uplifting story on p21. We’ve also got a wonderful tale of seasonal romance on p44 – what could be more perfect than two Christmas elves falling madly in love with each other? It just goes to show, life takes unexpected turns, and you…

Top EXPERT WHAT’S IN YOUR spooky snaps? Well of truth Dear Sally I took these photographs while visiting a pub and apparently the well in the photo was discovered while they were renovating the building. I don’t know what the building was before it was converted. The cellar had a definite presence – I could feel an overwhelming energy about the place. Unless it’s my imagination, I think I can see lots of faces along the inside of the well. I’m interested in hearing what you see and sense in the picture. Deb, Leicestershire Dear Deb Thank you for sending in this amazing picture. I can also see the faces in the photograph – there seems to be a person’s face at the bottom of the well looking right back up at…

Top EXPERT Katie paints your spirit guide Dear Katie I would love to know if there will be romance in my life again. Mandy, 52, Leicester Dear Mandy Your spirit guide is a French woman named Sidonie who lived around the end of the 19th century. During her lifetime she was a writer, actress and journalist, but it was her private life that grabbed attention. Her first husband forced her to write by locking her in a room then took credit for her work. When she broke free, she had numerous affairs with women, before getting married again, which didn’t last. Eventually, she found love with a younger man. She is with you to show that love can only pass you by if you don’t let yourself grab it. She urges…

Top EXPERT For most of us, last Christmas was a muted affair. I’m praying this year we’ll be able to spend it with our loved ones. Last year was the first time that I didn’t see my kids on Christmas Day, which really hurt. I had to be inventive as far as stirring the cake and pud to make a wish was concerned! Normally, we do this together as a family. I got my long-suffering husband Phil to stir, while I videoed it on my phone, and then sent each of the kids the video, together with instructions to make a wish while watching it! So many have lost loved ones to Covid, and there will be spaces around the table, and in our hearts. Be assured that angels are…

Top EXPERT YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED Every month I choose three cards totally randomly. Ask your question (it can be anything), choose your card and then look down to get your answer – no peeking! THIS MONTH Card A LIGHTEN UP! Everything can turn out well for you, but you need to find a balance between the light and the dark of the situation. Get in touch with some ‘lighter’ and happier feelings to clear away any energetic debris that may have grown out of your fears. A positive attitude towards life now will help clear away any upsets. Card B ATTEND TO THE DETAILS If only you could snap your fingers and make everything better. But there’s more to your current situation than that. Self‑doubt and fear need to be dealt with…

Top EXPERT RIDDLE’S REMEDIES Dear Kirsten My ex has moved on with someone else, and I feel so hurt. How can I get over him? Jo, Guildford Dear Jo You’ll need a piece of moonstone, some geranium essential oil, and a charm bag. Moonstone soothes and heals a broken heart, while geranium oil balances the emotions. Rub a couple of drops of the oil into the stone, and massage with your fingers. As you do, picture your ex in front of you. Imagine his image slowly reducing in size and fading in front of your eyes until he disappears from sight. Pop the stone into the charm bag and carry with you until you start to feel better. Goddess report Beautiful Bunzi is the goddess of rain in Kongo mythology.…

This Christmas, it’s all about you! As the song says, you’ve ‘been an awful good girl’ (or boy) and if anyone deserves Santa to fill your stocking with treats, it’s you! The Christmas elves here at Chat it’s fate have found you a selection of gifts that you’ll absolutely love – now all you have to do is write a letter to Santa. Or maybe just leave this magazine strategically lying about where your family might see it… SMELLS DIVINE Holy Lama Naturals’ range of gift sets target different parts body with luxurious creamy lotions and potions deliciously fragranced with essential oils. Made using the ancient principles of Ayurveda, all the products are vegan-friendly, with extra virgin coconut oil as their base. A set of four of their soaps would be the ideal…

Pluto conjunct Venus in Capricorn on Christmas Day means feelings will run high. You’ll have a Yuletide to remember – one way or another! But you can avoid seasonal stress and quarrels over crackers – with the help of the stars. Read on to learn how to bring good will to all men (and women)! Aries The tallest tree on the block, your house ablaze with lights, and ostentatious gifts to make everyone envious – Christmas is a show to you! What’s wrong with making a splash? DISASTER looms when your loved ones think you’ve lost the plot. DELIGHT shines on everyone’s face when you realise the best way to impress the neighbours is to show off how happy you are with a big bring ‘n’ share bash. Taurus Surely…

ALIENS UP NORTH Was a UFO spotted in Manchester in September? Video footage was taken of a bright light flying across the sky in Tylesdey on Tuesday 21 September. 50-year-old Paul Ellison told the Manchester Evening News that he was ‘star-gazing’ just before 9pm and managed to capture the object on film. He said, ‘I don’t have a clue (what it could be). I knew it couldn’t be the International Space Station because it was moving too fast.’ ‘It’s hard to get stuff like this in the right time and right place,’ Mr Ellison added, explaining: ‘It’s definitely too fast for the International Space Station and it’s a different shape as well.’ Curious and curiouser! But if it looks like a UFO…maybe that’s exactly what it is! If you saw it –…

Sitting in the pub, I smiled at the attractive red-haired woman sitting opposite me. Kay and I had only been dating for a week, after meeting at our local pub, but already I could tell there was great chemistry between us. ‘Shall we get together at the weekend?’ I suggested, and she nodded. ‘I’d love to, Craig. What do you fancy doing?’ ‘Well,’ I said, and took a deep breath, ‘There is one thing I’d like to do…’ ‘Go on,’ she said softly. I reached across the table to take her hand, looking deep into her brown eyes. ‘How about we… go on a ghost hunt?’ To my surprise – and Kay’s credit – she didn’t laugh at the idea. ‘Why not?’ she said. ‘It could be fun.’ I beamed…

Angels have always played a big part in my life, appearing to me in dreams and guiding my intuition. When my brother, John, tragically died of peritonitis in 2014, I’d already seen it coming. The week before his death I’d dreamed repeatedly of his wake. So of course I wasn’t surprised that he became one of my guardian angels, leaving shiny 5p coins dated 2014 for me to find as a reminder that he was watching over me. My daddy is another, since he passed in October, he’s been my guiding light. But my most intense angelic experience happened just before Christmas 2017. I’d taken my three of my kids and their dad out for our traditional pre-Christmas bite to eat at The Red Pepper restaurant in Castlederg, Northern Ireland.…

RUNNING WITH RODENTS Dear Roi In my dream, I was climbing up a really steep hill in the countryside. The funny thing was, I was with loads of mice! I was helping them climb the hill, and some were really struggling. Luckily I managed to help them all in the end. Annabelle Johnson, 33, Newcastle Dear Annabelle There’s a difficult task ahead of you, and you aren’t sure how to cope with it. It’s also something which could affect others around you, and you want to help them too. However, I think you know deep down that you’ll win out in the end, and you’ll overcome whatever obstacles seem to be in your way. Let’s hope you can readjust and cope with whatever it is – and soon! Culture corner…

Top EXPERT Lucy’s MONTHLY BLOG ‘TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY Are the heavens promising us a merry Christmas? Well, Neptune in Pisces starts to move forward after six months retrograde, boosting spiritual wisdom. This is immediately followed by a solar eclipse in the sign of Sagittarius, marking the beginning of true knowledge. So far, so Christmassy. On 19th, the Full Moon in Gemini is accompanied by love planet Venus going retrograde in Capricorn. This only occurs once every one-and-a-half years and brings relationship changes and reacquaintances with old flames. Will you be snogging someone new under the mistletoe? Heavyweight Saturn squares up to unpredictable Uranus on the 24th – this transit tells us what ultimately needs to be discarded. So it really will be out-with-the-old, in-with-the-new come January. And when…

There are, of course, certain foods that are closely associated with Christmas – turkey, cranberry sauce, Christmas pudding and mince pies, for starters. But sometimes, in the run-up to the Big Day itself, you don’t want the full Christmas dinner – you just want a little taster of it! That’s why these recipes are great. They’ll make you feel all cosy and Christmassy without having to go to a whole lot of effort! They’re simple, festive and delicious – perfect for enjoying in front of Elf or It’s A Wonderful Life or your favourite Christmas film. What’s not to love? MULLED WINE WITH CHOCOLATE Knoops is a luxury hot chocolate company and this is their take on the most festive drink of all — warming, delicious and served in Christmas…

Top EXPERT Look back at the year and review. Are you going in the right direction? If not, then change it! Remember: sometimes we search for ages for an answer that never comes. It’s time to move forwards towards a new future, a new era. EMMA RADUCANU The Americans will try to adopt our tennis star as their sweetheart. Expect everything to be at her door, from film deals and more. But she will stay on the tennis circuit to be ready for next year. I feel she is going to blast through other players next year and this time be up against older opponents. Spirit keeps saying ‘fourth round win’ – I think it suggest she flies into the finals at Wimbledon. I see her up against a very…

It’s a wonderful time of year, for sure – but Christmas can also mean stressing about finances, bickering with your nearest and dearest, and over-boiling the sprouts! The good news is, you can alleviate some of these worries with the help of semi-precious stones. ‘Crystals come from the earth and have been used for healing by different cultures for centuries,’ explains angel card reader and crystal expert Leanne Jalland. ‘Every crystal has its own unique energy, and there’s the perfect stone for any issue, be it physical, emotional or spiritual.’ Peace and calm ‘My favourite two crystals to boost feelings of calm and wellbeing over the festive season are rose quartz and celestite,’ says Leanne. ROSE QUARTZ Place a rose quartz crystal in a hot bath with some Epsom salts…

Top EXPERT JENNY’S IN-DEPTH Regression LOST LOVE Dear Jenny I’ve had an issue with my right ankle since I was in my early teens. In the past 24 months, I’ve developed a knee problem in my right leg. I’ve also got an unusual-shaped birth mark on my right thigh. As a child I used to have a recurring dream about escaping through rising water underneath a building with a man. Staci, 29, Anglesey, North Wales Happy Christmas It’s Christmas Eve 1909 and you’re hurrying through the foggy streets of Paris with your father. Your name’s Christie, and you’re excited because your father has never been with you over Christmas before. Every year on this day you’ve prayed to see him walk in the door, and this year it happened, just…

Wouldn’t it be great if you could visit the Egyptian pyramids, walk round Stonehenge, or even explore other planets, without moving from the comfort of your armchair? Not just by watching it on the telly, either, but by actually being there? Theoretically, this is entirely possible – if you know how to do remote viewing, anyway. The US military took this so seriously that it ran a programme called Stargate from the 1970s to the 1990s to explore the phenomena – and in 1984, it’s said to have astrally-projected a subject all the way to Mars! So how does remote viewing work – and why exactly were the US military so excited about it…? WHAT IS REMOTE VIEWING? Remote viewing is a form of extrasensory perception (ESP), where you can…